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OVER ThE STATE.
A mcei.i club is in process of being
: organized at St Paul.
y T0BIAS has been undergoing a won-
4 derful revival in the line of temper-
ft rtnce.
: : BRorEN Bow is to have a summer
: school. Prof. Currie will have charge ,
: - and it vill open the second week in
: June.
GovEnNoll IIOLCOMI3 has signed the
bill appropriating $200,000 to be used
in the purchase of seed and Iced grain
for the drouth sufferers.
Mns. PAT1UCJ DONNELLY of South
Omaha tried to start up a smoulderng
fire with kerosene oil. An explusion
resulted and Mrs. Donnelly was fatally
burned.
Mns. CORNELIUS WAGGONER died at
her home , about eight miles north of
Axtell , of heart disease. She was 34
years of age , and leaves a family of
nine children , ranging from 3 .months
to 14 years of age.
A PAINFUL accident happened to 3.
T. Aughe of Ashland. handling a
barrel of pork , it slipped and caught
his fingers under the chime of the barrel -
rel , and the first two fingers of his left
hand were severed at the first joint
AT a meeting of the reunion committee -
tee at Hastings the fair grounds were
decided upon as the site for this year's
G. A. it reunion. The use of the
grounds and all buildings , with COUSId-
erable adjacent land , has been secured.
GEOIIOE D. LAWSON , cashier of the
First National bank of Ashland , has
handed in his resignation , to take
effect April 1. His successor will be F.
E. White of Creighton , formerly cash-
icr of the First National bank of that
place.
STOCK from the neighborhood of
] Jeaver City , that was wintered in Kansas -
sas , has been returned to the owners
nearly starved to death. Many of the
animals perished during the winter ,
' and those who had charge of them are
severely criticized.
TILE city council of Hastings took up
the petition presented at the last meeting -
ing calling upon the city authorities
for a strict enforcement of the laws
against houses of prostitution. After
some consideration the matter was referred -
ferred to the mayor with intrnetions
to employ and station policemen at
SUCh houses to arrest all frequenters.
Mas. Joux Avion , sr. , an old lady
about sixty years old , who lives five
miles north of Table Rock , fell from
the steps of her residence the other
evening and dislocated one ankle ,
bruising the other severely , and was
unconscious for some time , and it was
feared seriously injured , but she is now
improving and it is thought she will
recover.
.1. C. KESTEItTON'S sale of trotting
bred horses occurred last Wednesday ,
says the Fairbury Gazette , as advertised -
tised , and the day was all that could be
desired for the occasion. The resulL
of the sale was a surprise to horsemen ,
as the best animals went for comparatively -
tively nothing , while the cheaper ones
brought all they were worth and in
many instances more.
TUE Greeley county commissioners
have been rustling with tile relief question -
tion and find it one of the most per-
pkxing matters they have confronted
for a long time. They also instructed -
structed the county attorney to take
the necessary steps to secure a settlement -
ment with ex-County Clerk Mavanaugh ,
who , it appears from the books , is yet
somewhat indebted to tile county.
NEARLY every man in Valentine bitterly -
terly deflounces the wild and fabulous
Stories that were published in the east-
erri papers from the pen of Nellie Thy ,
who was there recently.under the guise
of a missionary. about the wide-spread
. destitution that she represented existed -
isted in Cherry county. 'l'hey all admit
that there are many in need of seed
grain , but vehemently deny that there
is , or has been any suffering by home
people.
En WIIITCOMB , lives on the Keene &
Gelding ranch , about five miles northwest -
west from Valley , and last spring he
planted 240 acres of corn. To prepare
for the spring plowing , he started
with his men to burn off the cornstalks
on his place , but a heavy wind blow-
ing. tile fire soon became beyond his
control and the grass of an adjoining
stretch of hay land caught fire from
the sparks. A great deal of hay in
stack was destroyed.
TuE trial of Nathan T. Gadd for embezzling -
bezzling over $2,300 of government
money while a clerk in the Broken
: Bov land office , came to a sudden end
in the federal court by Gadd pleading
guilty as to the main cbarge-embez-
zleinent of the money. Gadd was at
one time in the ministry. Later he
practiced law in Beatrice , where his
name was connected with dishonorable
transactions involving the misappropriation -
priation of froinS5,000 to $15,000.
1IENtIXSTERER , a farmer one-half
mile east of Fairmont , lost his smoke
house and about OO pounds of hams
and shoulders by fire. A. M. Jioston.
living five miles east of Fremont , had
his house burned with ailits contents.
Loss $600 ; insurance , $300. Richard
Aldrich , living seven miles southwest
of Fairinont , lost his house and entire
contents by fire caused by a defective I
flue. Loss , about 51,5000 ; insurance ,
55O , in the Home Fire ofQmaha.
Os the 7tli the state relief commission -
sion disbursed 7,26S.34 , the same being
payment for supplies of flour , ba..on
.1 and provisions. On the same day State
Auditor Moore issued a $10,000 warrant
to the order of the officers of the state
relief cominissioi. who sold the same
at. a premium of $200. The total
amount was deposited to the credit of
the commission in the Columbia National -
tional bank. Only $10,000 remains to
drawn by therelief commission on the
$ ; o.c0 : appropriation.
TniGering Homestead says that the
sheriff of Scotts Bluff county is trying
to find a man named Leecock.on whom
he has papers to serve. Leecodlc got. i
'wind of the fact that the sheriff had a
summons to serve on him asking him
to appear and show cause why his Iowa
wife should not have a divorce , and as
he had lately married a little 14-year-
old girl without going through the
little formality of getting a. divorce j
from hs Iowa wife , he made up his '
mind that the bc.ttei part of valor
would be toscoot , and he did so.
WASU CLrIExs , a farmer near Waua ,
Eiiox : county , was found on his farm
in an almost nude condition , and it was
discovered that he was insane. He has
been sent to Niobrara , where his family -
ily has been spending the winter.
TilE residenceofCaptain W. S. Mapes
of Nbraska City was completely de-
strayed by fire. A lamp was left burn-
lug in a room and is thought to have
been knocked off the table by Mapes'
hunting dog. The animal , which was
a valuable one , perished in the flames.
Loss on the house was$1,000 ; insurance
$400 ; loss on furniture , 600 , fully coy-
ered by insurance.
DISTRICT court convened at Valentine
on the 26th with seven criminal cases
and eighty civil cases on the docket ,
Judge Alfred Bartow presiding , with
Reporter John Maher. Several very
important cases are set for trial. The
most important crjminal case is that of
the state vs. Van Leer , charged with
shooting with intent to kill. County
Attorney Clark says he has a strong
case , but Allen G. Fisher and W. H.
Westover of Chadron , who are Van
Leer's counsel , insist that it will only
take the jury ten minutes to acquit
POSTMASTER OREssnouF of Spring
Ranch , who got away with $1,014 of
the government's revenue , changed his
mind and pleaded guilty before Judge
Dundy in the federal court Ex-County
Attorney 3. L. Epperson of Clay Center -
ter made an eloquent plea in behalf of
the defaulting postmaster , and presented -
sented a request from the people of
Spring Ranch for clemency. Orensdorf
levanted to the Indian Territory when
his shortage was discovered , but returned -
turned without a requisition , this bondsmen -
men paying the shortage in full. Sentence -
tence was deferred.
C&rrix WILLIAM MAI'ES of company
C. , N. N. U. , had a narrow escape from
a horrible death at Nebraska City. lie
retired with the intention of arising
early and starting on a hunting trip
with his brother. He awoke about 3
o'clock and found the room in fkunes
and his hair was burning. He hastily
arose , and breaking a window , threw
his brother , who was sleeping with
him , out , together with their clothing.
He was quite badly burned about the
face , and a moment's delay would
doubtless have resulted fatally. The
house and contents were totally de-
strayed , together with a valuable hunting -
ing dog.
LAST week Deputy United States
Marshal Dave Robinson of South Dakota -
kota drove to Chadron from Pine Ridge
agency , having in custoda Fast Thunder -
der on a warrant sworn out by the
agent charging him with having whisky -
ky on the" reservation. He also had
Ghost Bear , Bear Nose and Sam Rock ,
who are witnesses against Fast Thun-
der. It is said that Fast Thunder is
one of the worst Indians on the reservation -
vation , and has been at the bottom of
more deviltry than any Indian in the
agency. There is not much doubt but
that he will be convicted of murder in
the first degree , as it-was a cold-blooded
and most brutal murder.
TUE attention of the Omaha police
and the government secret service was
the other day called to the circulation
of bills in which tile denomination had
been raised ten fold , and so skillfully
that they deceive any but the most cx-
pert of money changers. It was the
paying teller of the First ational
bank who first detected the spurious
money. He found a $1 coin certificate
that had been raised to $10. It was
brought to the bank by a local custom-
er. Agents of the treasury department
will be at work on the matter soon and
will locate , if possible , the skillful manipulators -
nipulators of pen and ink who have so
successfully worked the issues of tile
government.
Wright's Insurance Bill.
WrighVs insurance bill was passed
by a vote of 10 to 8 in the senate , The
proposed law is very lengthy and somewhat -
what complicated. Under its provisions -
ions the auditor of public accounts is
required to appoint an insurance deputy -
uty , who is to have immediate charge
of all insurance matters , subject to the
direction of the auditor. The auditor
may also appoint an assistant to the
insurance deputy. The assistant must
be capable of examining insurance
companies and estimating their liabilities -
ties as required by the laws of tile
state. The insurance deputy is entitled -
tled to a salary of $2,000 per annum
and the assistant $1,500. in addition
the assistant insurance deputy is entitled -
titled to fees for examining insurance
companies and fees for actual work
that he may do for insurance compan-
ies. The state , however , is not held
liable for the salaries of the two
officers , as the law provides that salaries -
ies shall be paid out of the fees received -
ceived from insurance companies.
The leading feature of the bill is the
one contained in the next to the last
section , which proposes a radical
change in the methods of taxing insurance -
surance companies. The provision is
as follows :
Sec. 54. . That section 3S of chapter
lxxvii , of the Compiled Statutes of 1893 ,
beingsection 3934 of the Consolidated
Statutes of 1803 , be amended to read as
follows : Each and every insurance.
company transacting business in this
state , except companies organized un-
dcv the laws of this state , shall be taxed
upon the exce3s of premiums received
over the losses and ordinary expenses
incurred within tile state during the
year previous to the year listing in the
county where tile agent conducts the
business properly proportioned by the
eompany at the sam& rate other personal -
sonal property is taxed , and the agent
shall render the list and be personally
liable for the tax ; and if he refuses to
render the list , or to make affidavit I
Lhat the same is correct. the amount
may be assessed according to the best
knowledge and discretion of the assessor -
sessor ; provided , that if tile total tax
levied upon any company in the several
counties of the state , as herein provided - 1
vided , shall not amount to tile sum of 1
per cent of all the gross premiums re-
eived by such company from residents
Dr persons living in tile state of Nebraska -
ka during the year next preceding the i
arst day of January each year , then I
said company shall pay to the auditor
DI public accounts during the said i
month of January in each year a sum
to be determined by said auditor qual
bo the difference between tile amount
) r amounts so levied and said 1 per cent
) f its gross premiums. Insurance corn-
anies shall be subject to no other tax.
rees or license under the laws of this t
; tate , except taxes on real estate and
: he fees imposed by section 32 of an
ict regulating insurance companies. j r
assed February 25 , 1893 , and sections 1
L8 and2oofthisact. ,
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THE GRIND GOES ON.
LEGISLATORS , HOWEVER , ARE
WORKING WITHOUT PAY ,
Tiio LtglsIative Ltmt ITai Expired ,
But There is Yet Mch to Be Done
and the Date for .ttdjourninnt has
2ot Been Fixed-Bills Passed and Bills
Indefinitely Postponed-The Sugar
Beet and Chicory Meosur s-IlIscolla-
neous Matters in Both Branches of the
Legislature. -
¶ llie Nebraska Assembly.
FENATF.-TiiC routine business of the senate -
ate on the Ztii was devoid of special mci-
dent until late In the afternoon. At that
time bills on third reading were taken up
and a number were passed , Including the
Wrighitinsurance law and the sugar and
chi ory bounty bill. The sugar and chicory
bounty 1)111 was passed by the foilowing
Vote : Yeas 23 , nays 4. The Wright Insurance -
ance bill was passed by nineteen votes , only
eight voting against it. one of the bills
passed was the one introduced by Senator
teufer amending the law relating to deco-
dents' estates. rlte new law provides as
follows : The county judge may , upon a
propershowing by petition supported by
competent testimony , showlu" that the best
interests of ihe estate denian It , grant nu-
tlicrlty to the executors or adminisirators
of estates and guardians of estates of
minors , insane persons. feeble minded per-
soils and spendtlirifts. to mortgage any real
estate belonging to such estate where mortgages -
gages oistin'- such real estate are duo ,
or about to ccome ( Imi , and there is no
money belonging to such estate with which
10 pay or reucem such mortgage : provided.
t1JLt in no intaiico shall authority be grant-
0(1 by such county judge to such executors ,
administrators or guardians to mortgage
such real estate for a gr ater sum than the
amounthecured by the original mortgage.
Another [ jill which was read the third time
and given the requisite constitutional mit-
jority was the one introduced early in the
session by hahn , making an Important
change in the methods of listing property
to lie advertised for delinquent tax sale.
'l'fle new law is a short one and is contained
In the following paragraph : The county
clerk shall male up for the several town-
shipsor Prccinctsin hicounty , In books to
M provided for thatpurpoe by the auditor
of public accounts , the list of lands and lots
to be assesso(1 for taxes. Such books shall
also contaIn sufficient space for suitable
columns for the names of persons and tIle
amounts , kinds and value of personal property -
erty iequired by law to be listed according
to the schelule set forth in section 24.
When a whole section , half section , quarter
section or half quarter section L'eiongs to
one owner It shall 1e listed as one tract , unless -
less otherwi-e requested by the owner or
his agent , and when all lots in the same
block belong to one owner , they shall be
listed iLi a block , unless otherwise requested
by the owner or his agent. Where several
adjoining lots In the same block belong to
the same owner they shall be included in
one description , unless otherwise requested
by the owner or his agent ; provided , that
whenany tractor parcel ofreal estateis
situated in more than one township or precinct -
cinct , or in more than one school , road or
other district. the portion thereof In each
shall be listedseparately. Said clerk shall
enterin the proper column , opposite the
respectIve tracts or lots , the names of the
owners thereof , so far as he shall he able to
ascertain the same. ald booi.s shall con-
thin columns in which may be shown the
numIcr of acres or lots improved. and the
value thereof , the number of acres or lots
not Improved , and the value thereof , the
total value. and such other columns as may
be required.
lIousE.-For a short afternoon session the
house on the 25th accomplished considerable -
ble business. Seven of the constitutional
amendments , senate files Nos. 81 , 283 , 24 ,
287 , 2S and 2i9 were reconimended for
passage in committee of the whole. House
roll i\o. 550 , by Davies , prescribing the man-
ncr in which the proposed amendments shall
be submitted to the people , was also recom-
mended. ihirty-live bills wet-c indefinitely
postponed aiid sixteen recommended for
rassage. The senate amendment to Grif-
fitli's lull , house roll ? o. 531 , ! ) roviding for
the payment of incidental expenses of this
sessloil by appropriating $25tOO for this pur-
, iose. increased the amount to 4O.O03.
1'lie amendment was concurred in.
Considerable animation was maul- -
fested when house roll ? o. fl7 , as amended
by the senate , was announced. The amend-
meit carries a bounty eq en ! to the sugar
bounty for every pound of chicory
manufactured in the state. That
bounty is live-eights of 1 cent a pound
for all factories now In operation and
an additional bounty of three-eights of
I cent , or I cent total , for all new factories
that may be established in the state subsequent -
quent to the passage of the bill. There were
some changes in the vote on the bill from
that it received before the chicory amend-
macnt was tagged on. At that time the mdc-
pendents and democrats voted almost sol- i
idly against any bounty. Today they dl-
vided. The popullsts supporting the mea-
ure were ( Jaspar , Rhodes. Robertson , Smith.
The measure passed by a vote of 5) to 18.
'l'he conference committee's report on the
anti-cigarette bill was next presented. The
house voted to non-concur. Among the bills
recommende.t for passage were the followIng -
Ing : Senate file Io 28 ! , cons itutional
amendment No. 9 , providIng that each rail1 1
road commissioner shall hold his office for
three years , beginning from the first Thursday -
day after tile first Tuesday in January after
his election , and providing that the c ecuI I
tive departmentshould includetheraliroad
commh-sioners. Senate file No. 42. makinz it i
unlawful for any oue to practice asan
attorney unless admitted to the bar by the
supreme Court. Senate file No. 130 , by . ahn.
memorial and joint resolution instructing i
representatives and senators in congress to
use all honorable means to hasten the pass-
ateof anactto cede government landto I
the state of Nebraska. Senate file No. 14 , by
Watson , making it compulsory upon railroads -
roads to use a. uniform system of automatic
coupers. : Senate file Io 40 , providIng for
the punishment of daylight robbery. senate -
ate tile No. 5 , by Dale. providing Ihat all
warrants shall draw interest at the rate of
7 per cent.
SFSATE.-in the senate on the 26th , when I
the order of the business had been finished
up to bills on third reading , Caidwell moved
that th. senate resolve itself Iiito committee -
tee or the whole to consider senate file o.
106. enatc file No. 196 is a bill introduced
by Caidwell to prohibit the gambling In
graizi , provisions , stocks. bonds , etc. The
bill was favorably acted upon in committee
of the whole , and , on the fifty-fifth ( lay of
the session , was read the third time and
p1aed upon Itsilnal passage ; butbefoe
the rillcall was commenced aithvcllasked
that it be recommitted for the purrose of
inserting a word that hiitd been omitted by
mistake. 5enate file ? 'io. by Lehr of t
Saunders county , relating to the letting of
Contracts for the erection and reparation
of bridtres , was passed. house roll No. 4t4 ,
a bill appropriating 573.009 for the comple-
Lion of the unfinished library building at -
the State university was also passed. This
bill is the result of a compromise upon
the part of the delegation from Linco1n. t
The senate then read the thud time and
passed the Omaha Fire and Police conimis-
thou bill by a vote of 19 to 10. Caldr
well renewed his motion to go into committ
tee of the whole to consider the anti-grain
gambling bill , and. after some little discusC
31011 , his propiisition was agreed to. There
was but one word to insert in this bill in p
Drder to correct the clerical error. Tile p
aecessary amendment was soon made and b
Jahlweil moved that the committee rIse
vitIi the recommendation that the bill do
pass ItS amended. Pope offered an amendj
neat proposing to strike ou all of secUoii t
I of the 1.111. 'flie committee declined to a
igree to 11w amendment and rose with the ti
ecommendation that tIn' bill pass , After e
L.ecess the senate at once went into commitp
tee of the whole to consithsr the bills recomp
nended by the sifting committee. The first o
_ ) ill takeii up wils senate lile No. 401 , introJi
luced by Stewart. and ( lesiincd to eneour-
ige thielnvcstment by farmers of money in r
; mall irrig tint plants for raising water is
rom wells by pumps or windmills. Lnder u
he provisions of the proposed law every is
trrner putting in such a plant would be eno
itled so draw tt : per acre from the state n
reasury. ' 1 he law wa' to le in effect for
Jiree years. after an hour&iiiscussion the p
; enate rejected the hill. The bill perinittliir c
; Iie licensing of saloons outside the limits of g
I hut within two miles thereof was in- ti
lefnitely postponed. . p
l1OtYF.-Iii the house on the 26th theirri-
aton ; bill passed by a vote of 68 to 2. The
teaker infloUflcCd the conference commit-
ye on tlieciarette bill : Jenkens , i'ililes ' ahd c
nspcr. 'rho house yesterday failed to conai
: ut In the senate amendment totheoriginal ol
liii. Iouse roil I'io. 60. A numerously signed mu
let lion from residents of Keith .ounty was B
) resented by Harris against locatIon of the hi
ttle fnIrtt Lincoln , or in any way InterYl
cnn ; with &rrmiements and contracts a
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already made with the Agricultural board.
The followbur bills were passed : Constitu-
tionat amendment No. 7 , relating to number
ofjudges of the supreme court and the ton-
tire ifoffico ; constitutional amendment No.
0 , relating to the judicial power of the state ;
constitutional amendment No. 5 , providing
tlittt Iii civil actions two-thirds of a jury
may render a verdict. and also authorIzing
trial by a jury of a less numberthan twelve ;
constitutional amendment so. 1 , providing
for the investment of I ho permanent educational -
tional funds of the state ; constitutional
amezidmetit . 3 , relating to compen-
ilatlon of oflicers of the executive do-
partment. and providing that they
shall not receive Interest upon pub-
lie moneys , perquisites of ofilce , or other
conipensations. and that all fees shall ie
paid In advance into the public treasury ;
a joint resolution authorizing the governor
to receipt for moneys duo the state from
the government on account of repayment
of the direct tax ; legalizi. g acts , ( ioings
atid proceedings of the governor of ? obrus-
kit ; providing that county attorneys in any
part of the state shall give opinions
without fee when so renuestcl by
boards of commissioners. and also an-
thorizing thtm to employ additional coun-
sd In civil matteis s the public interest
may require. Senate file i2i , joint resolution -
tion urging congressmen and senators from
obraska to push the bill now pending In
congressproviding fortlie paymentof union
soldiers who served in rebel prisons S per
day for the time served. and a pension of
$12 a month for the remainder of their lives ;
to create special funds by tax levies for the
nurpose of erecting court houses and other
public county buildings : to prevent the introduction -
troduction or spread of contagious diseases
iu cities.
SExATE.-ln the senate , on the 27th , the
committee reported the general appropriation -
propriation , which was read. Stewart offered -
fered an amendment , reducing the amount
of the governor's private secretary from
$2,000 to S1.50J per annum. A number of
amendments were offered , but few outside
of those made by. the senate finance , ways
anl means committee met with the favor of
the senate. The changes made to the house
bit ! were : Raising the salary of the attor-
iiey generat's stenographer from $1,000 to
$1,200 ; adding a line aptroprIatIng $ I,2j0 a
year to the clerkot tile board of jiubilciands
and buildings ; making tile salary of the
stenographer of tue supreme court il,200 instead -
stead of $ J0 per annum ; providing for a
thuid baliffof the supreme court at S00
per annum ; Increasing the salary of
the deputy state librarian to $1,710 ,
and the salary of the clerk to the
librarian from $ S)0 ) to $1,000 per annum ; increasing -
creasing the salary of the chaplain at. the
Boy s Industrial school at Kearney from
$ ILO to $8 4 ; cutting of ? the general clerk in
the auditor's 0111cc , and stenographer in the
oflice of commissioner of public lands and
buildings ; making the salary of the stenographer -
grapher of the board of transuortation
51.200 ; IncreasIng the salary of the superin.
tciidcnt of the tilrl's Industrial school at
Geneva from $1,800 to S2t0 I ; adding the pay
for an engineer at the deaf and dumb institute -
tute : and providing for a steward at the
Institule for the feeble minded. at a salary
of $ I,2U ) per annum. The hue providing for
a general clerk in the audltors otlire was
strIcken out. With these changes In the
house bill the committee recommended that
the bilL be passed. When the committee
arose the report was adopted except that
the change in the salary of the chaplain at
the boys' reform schoolwasmade on motion
of Senator Caidwell.
IIOUSE.-Ifl the house on the 27th the following -
lowing bills were passed : Senate file 3l , by
Stewart providing for the investment of
sinking fund moneys of counties and townships -
ships in grain for feed and seed for drouth
sutlorers. Constitutional amendment No.
10 , relating to compensation ofsupreme and'
district j udges. Constitutional amendment
No. 11 , limiting the number of executive
slate officers. Constitutional amendment
No. 12. relating to increase In number of
supreme and district j udges. Constitutional
amendment No 14. prescrlbin the manner
In which votes shall be cast lIe important
feature Is section 6 , which. as amended , will
read : "All votes shall be by ballot. or such
other method us may be prescribed by law ,
provided the seciecy of voting be pro-
served. " This woulO admit of the voting
machines. Constitutional amendment No.
ft. relating to the officers of the executive
department , and providing for three railway -
way commissioners. Prescribing the man-
ncr in which proposed amendments to the
constitution are to be submitted to a vote
of the people at the general e1etion In No-
i'ember , 1897. and providing for the printing
and distribution of ballots containing pro-
JOSed amendments. Memorial and joint
resolution to congress favoring
the pasagc of a bill now pending -
ing ceding to the state of Nebraska -
braska all government land now within the
borders of the state. Smith providing for
punishment for daylight housebreaking and
tobuery 'l'hie chicory bounty bill was again
considered. The bill provides for voting
bonds to aid manufactorles of hoot and sor-
hum sugar. Robertsin of Ilolt wanted to
amend the bill by incorporating chicory.
Lhapman , in the chair , ruled that the
amendment was out of order , ana he was
iupportedby Harrison and McNitt. Barrry
ippealed from the decision of the chair.
Robertson's amendment prevailed , and the
bill was recommended for passage by 4i to
10. } Iouserol1No.t6 , provldingfortownship
) rganization and to .dlvlde counties Into
bownships was recommended for passage ,
ts was house roll No. 240 , by Brockman , to
tuthorize the formation of fire , lightning
inii cyclone mutual insurance companies.
[ louse roll 5C0 , providing that a majority
'ote can divide counties and locate county
; eats , instead of three-fifths majority , was
ecommended for passage.
SENATL-In the senate on the 2Sth five
ills were read the third time and passed.
enate file No. 44 , by Graham of Gage coun-
: y. an act to provide for the keeping of an
ncumbrance took in the office of the clerk
) f the district court and to require the en-
; ry therein by the sheriff of each levy of
tttachmentorexccution , in order to bind
; ubsequent vendees or incumbrances. Sen-
ite file No. 131 , by Sloan of Fillmore county ,
5 a bill of considerable Importance to the
; maller towns and cities of the state. It ap-
) lles to cities of the second class having a
mpulation of less than 5,000. and enales
: tiem to make contracts for lighting plants.
'enate file ? io. 3b , by Brisslei'Senatelile No.
8 , by MclCeeby of Webster , for an act vail-
hating certaii ! defective conveyances of
'cal estate. The bill passed was senate file -
56 , by Pope of Saline county , provid-
zig for the education of children confined
n the poor houses and for the payment of
he expenses thereof. The bill Is as follows :
eCtlon 1. That where children of school
tge and of sound mind shall be confined In
Lfl p00.1' house in this state. it shall be the 1
luty of the county board , where the same
an be done , t' ) make arrangements ss'ith
he oflicers of the school district wherein
aid poor house is located or with some
chcol district adjacent , to have the cliii-
Iren so chargeable to the county attend
chool at such time and place and to have
ad receive such textbooks and instructioa
LS shall be provided for other children at-
eiidlng in said school district , Sec. . It
hall io ; the duty of the county board upon
he report of the officers of the school tiis- :
rict , wherein arrangements ha-ce been
nade for th education of tlio children conned -
ned in tue poor house , to draw : t warrant
n the general fund of the county , payable
C ) the treasurer of said school ( Iistrlct ; pro-
-Ided. however , the county shall not be
lable for more than its proportionate share
f the expenses for text books , fuel and
eachers' wages.
IIOUSE.-In the house on the 2Sth house
oil No. 602 , passed. It works for the bet-
armnent of Nebraska newspapers , and in-
reases their value. It provides that no
ewspaper shall be considered legal for the
ublication oflegal notices andotherofficial
ublications unless the same shah have a
ona tide circulation of at least 20' ) conies i
eekIy , and shall have been pubhisned c
rithin the county for fifty-two consecutive I
reeks prior to the publication of such no-
ices. and be printed In whole or in part Ia I
n office maintained atthe place of pubiica-
Ion. These provisions do not apply , how- : i
ver , in counties wherein but one paper Is u
ublished. or in counties where no newst
aper has beeii pubiished for a period of t
ne year prior t ' the publication of such r
gaI or other official notices. or in counties
rhere no newspaper is published having the e
equired200 circulation. The bill passed
-itli the emergency clause. The hon-c
eiit into committee of the whole , a
ithi Cole In the chair , on the report t.
I the sifting committee , which hiatl recoin-
iended house rolls Nos. 490 , 642 , tiJ , 410 and 1
I . The first , No. 490 , was Lamborn's bill to P
ermanently locate thestate fairat LiiiC
olii. Before any consideration had been a
iven to the measure Van Housen moved p
lilt the bill be recommended for indefinite ri
otponement. The motion was defeated.
to : ii. Then a flood of other amendments b
owed in on the clerk to locate it at Long d
Inc. Valentine , Greeley Center ; .nd Grand a
; : and. The Grand Island id.ea caughtthc e ;
owd. That proposItion , In the slianeof an ri
rnenom.entby hairison , carried byavote ti
r 4 to 3' . The house went wild and pandesi
onium enjoyed quite a successful inning. e
Ut In the end a motion to recommend the ii
Ill In this shape for passage failed by a tie
te of 4i to 42. Then ther. was a
motion for indefinite postponement. a
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ivhlch prevailed , C6 to 5. Tn the afternoon
house roll No. 00 came up on third rending
for passage. This Is the last bill considered
yesterday in committee of the whole and
recommended for passage. It provides for
division of counties and location of new
county seats by a vote of a majority , instead -
stead of three-hf s of the voters , as is now
rho law. The bt1i passed by a vote of 6 to 2 ,
House roll . 'so. 612 , thebIhl prepared accordIng -
Ing to the special message of Uowcrnor Hot-
comb , returned with hi4 si"nature attached
to the anti-oleomargarine till. came up first.
it provides that Imitation butter may be
manufactured for export out of the state.
It was recommended for passage , and house
roll I'io. i3 , by 3lcNitt , was next in line.
This bill enables officers nnt agents of
municipalities to go upon public highways
and grade and otherwise Improve such high-
ways. The bill was reconimonded to pass.
SENATii-Thio senate on the 20th did not
take up the bounty bill reported bj' the
hionso as having been passed over the veto
until nearly 5:30 o'clock. Snator Pope
called for the reading of the house report ,
and then , after it had been read , movbd that
the 1)1111)0 placed on Its passage over the
veto. Senator Dale asked that the veto
message be read , but was informed that the
message was not in the possession of the
senate. Senator Watson gave It as his opinIon -
Ion that the senate could nut pass the bill
over the veto until the message had been
read and tItus made a part of the records of
the senate. A messenger was dispatched to
the house for a copy of the message. As
soon as the message had been read Senator
l'ope renewed his motion to pass the bill
over the veto , anti the roll call commenced.
All of the republican senators peLsent , to
the number of twenty-four , voted to pass
the bill , although Senator Cross announced
that lie did so with extreme reluctance. lie
was opposed to the bill , lie said , but ito
felt like staying by his party. Senators
Crawford and Jcffries , both populists , voted
with the republicans. Senator Crawford
was the fatherof the chicory amendment ,
and proved his sincerity of purpose by vot-
leg to pass the 1)111 against his governor's
veto.i SenatorJreffries explained his vote by
saying : Mr. President : I am a populist.
The governor who vetoes this bill is a pop-
ulist. But I do not believe that when the
governor signed that message Ito had forgotten -
gotten all about our Irrigation ( liteli at
scotia and the new normal school we are
going to have there. If he hind rememlert'l
lie would have known that the students
going totlie school could pay their way by
working in the beet fields. Believing lie has
made a mistake , I vote yea. The vote stood :
Yeas 26 , nays 5.
IIOUSE.-In the house on tue 0tl Governor -
ernor Ilolcomb returned to the house of
representatives house roll No. 137. wIth a
veto message. The governor bases his veto
01)0.11 the grounds that the proposed law Is
iii tue nature of class legislation , and of
doubtful constitutionality. As soon as th
clerk had linlshed reading the veto message
Representative liarrisoitof hail , occupying
a prominent place in the center aisle , ob-
tainei recognition to make the motion
whii. h every niember of the house was cx-
pecting. lIe said : "Mr , Speaker. 1 move
that house roll No. 67 become a law. the gov-
ernor's veto to the contrary notwithistand-
Ing. " Sixtyeicht votes were recorded -
ed in favor of overriding the gov-
ernor's veto , eight more than necessary.
house roll 540 , by Cole , for the creation of
a board of immigration was recommended
to pas. . The bill provides that the board
shall consist of the governor , secretary of
state and commissioner of public land- .
They are empowered to appoint a secretary.
house roll :01 , by Spencer , was recommended -
mended for passage. 'This Is the bill introduced -
duced early In the session for the repeal of
senate file 210 of two years ago , granting
existing street wailways the exclusive right
to the streets of the cities where they are
operated. house roll 330 was recommended
to pass. This is Rickett's bill to repeal the
present law prohibiting the niarrla'o of a
white person withanegro. Ilouserolr2oswas
recoinmende to pass. This Is by hinds of Gage
and requires all ban ls to keep a list of share-
holders. that shall be subject to the Inspec-
tioli of any shareholder or creditor of the
bank. house roll 457 was recommended to
pass. This is Walt's bill giving to boirds : of
health in villages jurisdictloii within three
miles of the village limits. The bill to appropriate -
propriate S10.0ii. for the prosecution of the
Barrett Scott. mutirderers' case was. upon
motion of iticliards of Thayer , Indefinitely
postponed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The State to Run Its Own Penitentiary.
The house in committee of the whole has
recomitiended passage of measure No. t507 ,
by Judd , to annul the penitentiary contract
with W. 11. Jiorgan. Following is a text of
the bill :
Whereas , By au actof the legislature of
thestate of Nebraska , March the contract -
tract leasing to W. 11. B. Stout the penitentiary -
tiary , penitentiary grounds and convict
labor of the state of Nebraska ( which contract -
tract was afterward assigned to C. W.
Mosher ) was extended for the period of ten
years from the lirt day of october , ISbO ,
and Whereas , Said contract has since been a -
signed to 'V. II. Jiorgan , who Is now the
holder and owner thereof , and
Whereas , It is desirable I hat said contract
should be annulled and set aside before the
same exircs by limitation , therefore
Be It Lnacted by the Le"islature of the
State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings of the state of Nebraska
shall , within thirty days from the day this
act takes effect , select a competent person.
resident of this state , to act as an appraiser
for and on behalf of the state of Nebrasia ,
and within said thirty days W. H. Iorgau ,
the present alleged assignee of said contract -
tract , his heirs or assigns , shall select a
competcntpcrson , resident of thisstatc , to
act ; as an appraiser for and on behalf of
said Dorgan , his heirs or assigns. Within
thirty days from the time said appraisers
are chosen and they have accepted the
position of appraisers , the governor shall
select a competent person , likewise a resi-
dentofthisstateto act as umpire. Said i
appraisers and umpire shall each take and
subscribe an oath to faithfully and impar-
tinily perform the duties devolving upon
them under this act. immediately upon
taid appraisers and umpire being selected
and sworn said appraisers shall make an appraisal -
praisal of the cash value of said contract-
for its unexpired termand also an appraisal
ofthe cash value of all property owned by
; aid Dorgan and located at said peniten-
tiarv and penitentiary grounds , and which
has beeti furnished while said contract has
been in force. In case said appraisers shall
fail to agree upon the valueof said contract
Dr of any of said property. they shalt sub-
nut their matters of diflerence to said ump -
p re. and his decision upon the matters
; utmItted to him shall be nnal and bhridiiig
upon toth parties. i f the stkl Dorgan does
riot appoint. an appraiser then the appraiser
ippointed by the board of public lands and f
buillings and the umpire appointed by the c
rovernor shall appraise the In- .
crest of the said Dorgan and
liereupori shall render to said -
[ ) organ the appraised value of his interest ,
tnd upon the failure of the said Dorgan to
Iccept the amount tendered the governor
hereby authorized and empowered to j
ak'possesion of the state penitentiary and m
ject said ihorgan , hereby being empowered
:0 : employ the necessary counsel to carry t
) Ut the lrovislons of this act. Vlien sail
tPPraisal is completed it shall be stgncd by
; aid appraisers : tnd umpire in duplicate ,
me copy shall be filed with the commission-
'r of Public Lands ani lluillinzs and one
opy shall Le filed with the auditorof I)1l1)liC f
iccounts. Upon said appraisal beirigfiled
vith the auditorot public accounts lie shiili
lraw his warranton thestate treasurerfor u
be amount of said award. after said claim
ias beeii audited and approved as requirt'd t
) y law , and the treasurer shall pay said
varrant out of the fund hereby appropri-
Lted after deducting the cash value of sup-
) iICS turned over to t . H. 11. totit as per
nventory filed in the office of the secretary
) f state. and the cost of constructing the
ifty cells. r
ee 2. All existing contracts for convict
ahor made by individuals. corporations or
opartnerslIps with the said 1).rran or his
ssigncr shall remain In full force and un-
ffected by this actsave thatthe compensa.
ion for such convict later shall he paid to
he stale aftersaid award shall have been
iaid lnstea(1 of to the sall Tiorgan.
Sec. 3. For the purpose of carrying into
iTect the provisions of this act there is
ereby appropriated out of any money or
unds in the state treasury not otherwise '
ppropriated the sum of $ i3.OiO , or so much
hereof as may be necessary.
Sec. 4. An act entitled "An Act to Extend ,
he Contract for Leasing the i enitentiary , '
, enitentiary Grounds and Convict Labor to
. \v. Mosher , signee of W. Ii. B. Stout , " 1
pproved March 2. 1s87. and all acts arid '
arts of acts In conflict herewith are hereby
pealed.
eec. 5. That the board of publiclands and
uildin's shall have power and are hiereiy a
ircte to manage the state penitentiary ,
nd the said board Is herebyauthorized and
inpowered to lease the labor of Convicts to
sponsible persons when in their .iudgment
be best interests of the state would be sub-
rved thereby ; provided , no contract shall hE
xtend beynn1 the last day of the session of
ie next sesion of the legislature.
Sec. 6. Whereas flfl emergency exists. this d
Ct shall take effect and be in force from di
nd after its passage.
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Uahler'i Iniurance Bill.
' bill house roltt
Representative Bailer's ,
stft1ng
223 , recommended for passage by the
beIng
committee of the house Is recognized as
of the
Ing a good measure. The provisions
bill are taken from the laws of the different -
states where laws of a similar kind bavO
for more than twenty
boon In existence
of
the best and strongest features
years ,
. The
embodied In this bill.
those laws being
Insurance -
In all existing
lack of state supervision
Is
surance laws of this kind In this state -
eliminated. and the bill gives entire supervision - ' -t
vision over all companies operatlnunder
provides that the arti-
the law and further
cbs of incorporation and plan of doing
business shall be submitted tO the state
auuitor and attorney general and they with
must. if they find that they comply
the provisions of this law , give the comPanY
a certificate showing that fact , before the
proposed company can begin operations.
Anotlierstrong feature of the bill is thitt
requiring alt companies withlu six months-
after organization to create and deposit-
with the state auditor , an emergency fund.
to be not less than the maximum liability
of the company on any one certificate or ?
p011ev ; and further that this fund as well as
all odior funds or assets of the cOflhlafly accumulated -
cumulated by the company , shall be deposited -
ited In trust with the state auditor
Other provisions of the bill , as well as -
those above given , are equally strong. and
make the bill a good and safe one , and a law
under which it will be impossible for-
schemers , adventurers and worthless parties -
ties to organize and operate a company to
the detriment of the policy holders. Under
this bill Nebraska companies can insurO'
Nebraska citizens at a maximum cost. and
not at the expense of the Indemnity furn
Ished. thereby keeping within the state the
vast sums of money which go out annually
to enrich giantcorporatlons of the east.
The plan of insurance proposed hr " this.
bill is the same as that upon which at" ! En-
gush companies operate. and It will be noticed - *
ticed that many of those companies itro-
centuries 01(1 , and have memhierships nun- 4
bering hundreds of thousands. A groat.- S
saving and thereby a reduction In the cost S
of the insurance under this bill is in the ox-
pease of management. Iii Its latest statement -
ment , one of the great old line companies
show that tim amount required to pay
( lOath losses was $ S.2t1. while the average
amount collected ly this same company per
$ l,00J Insurance was $11.4 , or $8.20 mote per
$1.00 I for expenses titan isas reauired to pay
all losses. Itonly remains for the present
legislature to say whether or not the citizens -
zens of this state titlist. loii"er submit to
this extortion , and denrivo 'ebraska citi-
zeus from protectitig their fatuilies with re.
liable insurance at cost.
on Change of Capital.
The committee on constitutional amendments -
ments and federal relations. to which had-
been referred the bill providing for a submission -
mission to the voters of the state a proposi-
tloii to locate the state capital at Hastings ,
presented the following report :
"We recommend that senate file 322 be-
amended in the committee of the whole so
itS to submit the proposition of capital mc-
moval to the vote of the state as follows :
"First-Shall the state capital be removed -
moved ? 1
"Second-Shall it be removed to Hastings ,
Adams county ; ( Jering ' Scotts iilutr county
Geneva , Filiniore coun'ty ; Wood lilver. If nil
county ; Pawnee City , l'awnee county : Aye-
Ca , I ass county ; Falrbury. Jefferson couii-
ty ; Friend , Saline county ?
"It being further provided that any other
place in tIlls state may be suggested and included -
cluded in the list by any senator pr.or to I
the adiournment of the present legislature.
l'rovid'ed that mnetropoiitan anl cities of
the first-class titan inhabitants
- having more 50.000 - '
habitants shall be excluded from alt the
benefitsof this act ; and provided further
that if no city shall receive a majority of
all votes cast the capital shail be removed
to the city receiving the highest number of
votes cast and there remain for a period of
five years , at the expiration of which time
Itshall be removed for a similar period to
the city receiving the next highest number (
and so on through the list of candidate
cities. I
"It being further provided , that no city (
shall , while in possession of said capitol ,
barter , sell or transfer the same or any per-
tion thterof , except to points or parties outside -
side oftlte state.
"I'rovlded further , that no city shall be
deemed competent to receive said capitol (
that has not been incorporated for a period
of eighteen years' provided further , that
no change oflocatl'on of said capitol shall
be removed , or change the coure of salt '
creek ortlie Missouri river ; and provided '
further , that whoreis : , a peculiar cinergen-
cy seems to exist , this bill shall take effect
immediately upon its passage by the senate is
with or without the concurrence of the
house of represeiitatives. "
Redistricting the State.
The senate has passed the bill redistrict-
lug the state Into judicial districts as fol- it
lows :
First-Richardson , Nemaha , Johnson and
Pawnee counties.
Second-Otoc and Cass counties.
Third-Lancaster county
Fourth-Douglas , Sarpy , Washhiigton and
Burt counties.
l'Ifth-Saunders. Seward , Butler , York ,
hamilton and l'olk counties.
Sixth-Dodge. Colfax , Platte , Merrick and
Nance counties.
Seventh-Saline , Fillmore , Thayer. Nuck- I
oIls and Clay counties.
Eighthi-linox , Sttnthn , Dixon , Dakota ,
Cedar , Thurston and \Vayne counties.
Ninth-Cuming , Madison Antelope and
Pierce counties.
Tenth-Adams , Webster , Kearney. Frank-
tin. and Phielnscouniles.
Eleventh-lloone , II all , Wheeler. G reeley ,
Garfield , Loup. Valley , howard , Blame ,
rhomas , Hooker and Grant counties.
Twelft h-Bulralo , Dawson , Cust er and
sherman counties.
Thirteenth-Lincoln , Lo'an , Keith. Chey'I '
nne , bend , Scot.ts Bluff. kimball , Banner ,
IcPherson , Arthur and Perkins counties.
Fourteenth-Gosper , Furnas. Frontier.
[ 10(1 WIllow , hayes , Hitchcock , Chase and
LU1I(1Y counties. $1
Fifteenth-llolt. Rock. Brown , Keya Paha
'herry , Sheridan , IJawes , Sioux , Ilex Butte ,
3oyd and the unorganized territory.
l-ixteenthi---Gago and Jefferson counties.
In the fourth district there shall lie seven
iudges of the district court ; the Fifth , S
ixthi. Eleventh and Fifteenth districts ,
.wo ; in the Third district there shall 'o '
liree judges. and In each of the other dis.
ricts there shall be one judge.
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The Relief Bill.
The relief bill passed In the house , senate
ile No. 312 , makes It unlawful for county
reasurers to withdraw any or all sinking
uiid moneys which the treasurer may have 4
Iii deposit in any bank and to Invest the
ame in grain for seed and feed , to be used
LpOfl the farms of their several counties.
iithidrawal of this money must be ni..de enL
L IetitiOn presented to the county treasur- 1
r , signed by at least 25 per cent of the legal
otersof the county whereiii such with-
irawal is made. Notice that the treasurer
S ready to receiveapplications forseed and
eel shall be published in the newsYjapers of
he county. Applications must be made
inder oath , supported by certificates of two
el1 known residents of the cotintv. Notes
: iven iii exchange for seed must be drawn '
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ayable to the county taeasurer , running
lot less titan twelve nor more than twenty- S
tir months , with interest at the rate of S
er cent , Oper cent of which shall go to the
ounty anu 2 per cent to the county treas-
rer for transacting the business. Moneys
elonging to any sInking fund needed for
lie redemption of lOfldS or wat rants durin
he Years of iso : or 1893 are not subject to th I , ,
revisions of this act.
Peculiar Measure. S
McNitt's bill house roll
, 332 , hiich wa
ecommended to miss in the house. is a
ecuhiar measure. It is as follows ;
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
Late of Nebraska : L
Sectioni. That itshall belawlul forthie
fhicers or agents of any municipality in j
iisstateacting by theauthority of said
tunicipahity to go upon tue pubiic high- S
ays of the county In which said municipal- -i
y is located for the purpose of improvjn.
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lie same , and shall have full power aria
uthority to grade , bridge and otherwise
nproi'e said lil1iways.
Sec. 2. Any mnunicipalltv , actinn under s
utliority of this acrstiall be liablerdam _
gestopersons resulting Iromsuch action 1
zldertilesameconditlons tothe samex.
nt and in the same maniter as i , provided
I . law for damaies resultinto Pe'SOns
.om the gradinr and iniprovfl-ig
of
rid alleys within such stree f.
mun1cipahitf.
sec. :3 ! i'his act shah take eflect from .
[ ter Its passage. an ' I
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Adjournment Day Fixeil.
The joint Committee on Ilnal adjournment
Letand decided to recommenti that the.
gislature : tdjourt. sine die atl2 o'clock
Don on Friday , April 5. -
'rue date wa , tiu after three dates
icussed , April i , 4 and 5 , but the were
prepon-
erance of ,
seritinent favored the
ate. latter'
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